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chapter 171C, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, mandates the creation of a Hawai`i water <br /> (1) The attainment of maximum r asonablc beneficial use of water; <br /> (2) The proper conservation and development of the waters of the State; <br /> (3) The control of the waters of the State for such public purposes as navigation, <br /> drainage, sanitation, and flood control; <br /> (5) The implementation of water resources policies. <br /> (b) Among other things, the Hawai`i water plan shall c: • • . - . - . . <br /> use in ach particular county and arc intended to serve as technical reference <br /> documents on the current and future water resource conditions on ch island. <br /> (c) A Hawai`i County water use and development plan has been prepared under the <br /> direction of the Hawai`i County department of water supply. The document is <br /> intended to fulfill the requirements set forth by the State water code and includes the <br /> f' <br /> (1) The status of water and related land development, including an inventory of <br /> existing water uses for domestic, municipal, and industrial users, agriculture, <br /> (2) An analysis of future land uses, as described in the Hawai`i County general plan, <br /> and related water needs; and <br /> (3) Regional plans for water developments including recommended and alternative <br /> plans, costs, adequacy of plans, and relationship to water resource protection and <br /> quality plan. <br /> (d) Pursuant to the provisions of the State water code, each county water and <br /> county to which it pertains before it may properly be incorporated into the Hawai`i <br /> water plan.] <br /> Section 29 -2. Adoption of The Hawaii County [ w]Water [u-}Use and <br /> [ d]Development [p]Plan. <br /> The Hawai`i County [w]Water [n]Use and [d]Development [p]Plan of [per <br /> 1989,] August 2010, incorporated herein by reference, is hereby adopted[:], and any <br /> revision, amendment or modification of the same, pursuant to section 29 -3 of this <br /> chapter, shall be deemed a part of the plan without further adoption or amendment to this <br /> chapter and shall be incorporated into this chapter by reference. <br /> Section 29 -3. Amendments. <br /> - . .- . ] <br /> The Department of Water Supply, acting through its Water Board, shall have the <br /> authority to amend the Water Use and Development Plan. In amending the plan, the <br /> Water Board shall hold one public hearing in East Hawai`i and one public hearing in <br /> West Hawai`i. The Water Board shall transmit the proposed revisions or amendments to <br /> the council. Within forty -five (45) days of receipt of a proposed amendment, the council <br />